Palaau State Park Review

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Palaau State Park

  • Address: Take Rte. 460 west from Kaunakakai and then head mauka (toward the mountains) on Rte. 470, which ends at park, Kaunakakai, HI, 96757 | Map It
  • Phone: No phone

Fodor's Review:

One of the island's few formal recreation areas, this cool retreat covers 233 acres at a 1,000-foot elevation. A short path through an ironwood forest leads to Kalaupapa Lookout, a magnificent overlook with views of the town of Kalaupapa and the 1,664-foot-high sea cliffs protecting it. Informative plaques have facts about leprosy, Father Damien, and the colony. The park is also the site of Kauleonanahoa (the phallus of Nanahoa)—women in old Hawaii would come to the rock to enhance their fertility, and it is said some still do. It is a sacred site, so be respectful and don't deface the boulders. The park is well maintained, with trails, camping facilities, restrooms, and picnic tables.

  • Cost: Free
  • Open: Daily dawn-dusk
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